Where are the best schools on the Central Coast?

It can be hard to know what the best school is. Often it is the school that suites your kids really.

Without that though we can only look at exam results. Here is how to find the best primary schools on the Coast based on NAPLAN results. Take this with a grain of salt, there is more to life than exam results. I have heard many good things about schools that are low on this list.

Having good friends that live next door and not having a big commute to school can really raise your quality of life. Here are the results based on the NAPLAN results for year 3 only.

Go and visit the school to get a feel for it, see what your kids think as well.

If you are thinking about purchasing a property or moving to the Central Coast then it is a good idea to check that you are located close to some great schools.

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Schools that are punching above their weight:

The following schools are punching above their weight compared to schools with a similar socioeconomic background, these are schools that have achieved a green band in at least one subject:

1. Wyoming Public School
2. Woy Woy South Public School
3. Coast Christian School (Bensville)
4. Central Coast Grammar School
5. Umina Beach Public School
6. Kanwal Public School
7. Woodport Public School (Erina)
8. Kariong Public School
9. Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary (Terrigal)
10. Copacabana Public School
11. Pretty Beach Public School
12. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School (Wyoming)
13. Terrigal Public School
14. Porters Creek Public School
15. Woongarrah Public School
16. Wyong Public School

Here is the link to a google sheet that shows the NAPLAN results for Year 3 in the Central Coast. This is based on looking at the results from the websites below for 2023.

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Here are the five best performing schools for Reading:

1. Central Coast Steinar School
2. Narara Public School
3. Central Coast Grammar School
4. Coast Christian School (Bensville)
5. Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary (Terrigal)

Here are the five best performing schools for Writing:

1. Pretty Beach Public School
2. Central Coast Grammar School
3. Erina Heights Public School
4. Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary (Terrigal)
5. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School (Wyoming)

Here are the five best performing schools for Spelling:

1. Central Coast Grammar School
2. Copacabana Public School
3. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (East Gosford)
4. Coast Christian School (Bensville)
5. Avoca Beach Public School

Here are the five best performing schools for Grammar:

1. Central Coast Grammar School
2. Coast Christian School (Bensville)
3. Pretty Beach Public School
4. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (East Gosford)
5. Copacabana Public School

Here are the five best performing schools for Numeracy:

1. Central Coast Grammar School
2. Coast Christian School (Bensville)
3. Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary (Terrigal)
4. Pretty Beach Public School
5. Green Point Christian College

Here is a list of most of the primary schools in the Central Coast in order of average results for year 3 (highest first):

1. Central Coast Grammar School
2. Coast Christian School (Bensville)
3. Pretty Beach Public School
4. Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary (Terrigal)
5. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (East Gosford)
6. Copacabana Public School
7. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School (Wyoming)
8. Erina Heights Public School
9. Avoca Beach Public School
10. Green Point Christian College
11. St Philip's Christian College (Narara)
12. Woodport Public School (Erina)
13. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (Kincumber)
14. Terrigal Public School
15. Somersby Public School
16. Wyong Christian Community School
17. Holgate Public School
18. Woy Woy South Public School
19. Wyong Creek Public School
20. Wyoming Public School
21. Ourimbah Public School
22. Empire Bay Public School
23. St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (Woy Woy South)
24. Kariong Public School
25. Gosford Public School
26. Point Clare Public School
27. Wamberal Public School
28. Lisarow Public School
29. Porters Creek Public School
30. Umina Beach Public School
31. Gosford East Public School
32. Central Coast Steinar School
33. Narara Public School
34. St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School (Wyong)
35. Niagara Park Public School
36. Brisbania Public School (Saratoga)
37. Ettalong Public School
38. Warnervale Public School
39. Kanwal Public School
40. Central Coast Sports College (Kariong)
41. Woongarrah Public School
42. Tuggerawong Public School
43. Kincumber Public School
44. Valley View Public School
45. Tuggerah Public School
46. Gwandalan Public School
47. Woy Woy Public School
48. Lake Munmorah Public School
49. Mannering Park Public School
50. St Brendan's Catholic Primary School (Lake Munmorah)
51. Chertsey Public School
52. Wyong Public School
53. Jilliby Public School
54. Peats Ridge Public School
55. Wyee Public School
56. Tacoma Public School
57. Darkinjung Barker
58. Central Mangrove Public School

Here is the link to a google sheet that shows the NAPLAN results for Year 3 in the Central Coast. This is based on looking at the results from the websites below for 2023.

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How to find good Primary Schools in Central Coast?

1. Find the area of the public school you want, go to schoolfinder and type in the name of the school:

2. Or by the address:

3. It will show the area that you can live in to go to that school.

4. Go to the Myschool website here and type in the name of the school.

5. Click on the School

6. Click on NAPLAN and then Results

7. Review the results using the legend beside it:

If there are no good schools near me, what should I do?

I think go and have a look at the school and talk to people who have been there. It might be a great school, not everything is about exam results. You might want to consider looking at some o the good private schools or somewhere that suites your child better.

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